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[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only reason this meme had any real popularity.

[–] lingh0e@lemmy.film 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was popular before being on the show. The only thing Ally Mcbeal did for it was introduce it to boomers.

[–] Zeshade@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Is that true? Ally McBeal was big in the late 90s/early 00s. Was this gif popular around that time? I can't remember any internet thing popular enough to count as a meme apart from "wazaa". Maybe I was too young/too old.